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BFL137 · 7.9.2009

Stefan Drenchev - Tsafa

Bulgarian

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Skydives

WS skydives

Incident

Incident category:
BASE Fatality
ID:
BFL137
Object:
Earth
Cause of death:
Object strike under canopy
Date:
07. 09. 2009
Time:
Exit point:
Switzerland › Lauterbrunnen › High Nose

Other incidents at this location: BFL125, BFL157, BFL177, BFL183, BFL283, BFL465

Exit type:
Vertical

Personal

Name:
Stefan Drenchev - Tsafa
Gender:
Male
Nationality:
Bulgarian
Age:
Experience:

Equipment & Setup

Canopy:
Canopy size:
Container:
Suit:
Phoenix-Fly › Original Tracking suit two piece
Packing:
Slider Up
Deployment:
BOC

Circumstances

Weather:
Sunny Winds light and variable
Factors:
Not enough forward seperation on exit Loss of speed-glide 180 Offheading

Description

On the 9th, a group of seven went to jump from the High Nose. Stephan was the 5th to jump. His exit was perfect, but the track he performed did not separate him much from the wall. He pulled very stable but rather low and had a 180 on opening. He eventually cleared the turn but was too low and impacted on the talus. He then kept on falling and impacting, but nobody could see it clearly because he disappeared behind the trees. The canopy was fully inflated when he first impacted and the strike did not seem so hard because he was already very close to the talus, so no one thought that he would die because of the injuries. Air Glacier Helicopter Rescue was called whom arrived promptly and airlifted him to Bern. The high nose is known to be a more technical jump requiring BASE-specific tracking skill to separate yourself from the object.

Gallery

Lost, but not forgotten...